Node.js Courses

Module 1: Introduction to Node.js (3 hours)

·       What is Node.js?

·       Node.js architecture (event loop, single-threaded, non-blocking I/O)

·       Installation and setup (Node, npm)

·       Node REPL

·       Writing your first Node.js script

Module 2: Core Modules and File System (5 hours)

·       fs (File System) module – read/write files

·       path, os, url, and events modules

·       Working with Buffers and Streams

·       Creating and managing events with Event Emitter

Module 3: HTTP and Web Servers (5 hours)

·       Creating an HTTP server

·       Handling requests and responses

·       Serving HTML, JSON, static files

·       Status codes and headers

·       Building a basic web server

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Module 4: npm and Package Management (2 hours)

·       Using npm and npx

·       Understanding package.json and package-lock.json

·       Installing, updating, and uninstalling packages

·       Semantic Versioning

·       Creating your own npm package

Module 5: Express.js Framework (8 hours)

·       Installing and setting up Express

·       Routing and middleware

·       Query strings and parameters

·       Error handling middleware

·       Serving static files

·       Express Router and modularization

·       REST API basics using Express

Module 6: Database Integration (7 hours)

MongoDB with Mongoose

·       CRUD operations

·       Schemas and Models

·       Validation

·       Connecting Node.js with MongoDB (local and cloud via MongoDB Atlas)

Module 7: Authentication and Authorization (6 hours)

·       User registration and login

·       Password hashing with bcrypt

·       Sessions vs JWT

·       Using jsonwebtoken for token-based auth

·       Role-based access control

Module 8: Asynchronous Programming (4 hours)

·       Callbacks, Promises, and async/await

·       Error handling

·       util.promisify and working with async libraries

Module 9: Project Structure & Best Practices (3 hours)

·       MVC pattern in Node.js

·       Environment variables with dotenv

·       Logging with morgan, winston

·       Folder structure for scalability

Module 10: Testing and Debugging (4 hours)

·       Unit testing with mocha, chai, jest

·       API testing with supertest

·       Debugging Node.js apps

·       Using nodemon and node --inspect

Module 11: Real-time Communication with Socket.io (4 hours)

·       What is WebSocket?

·       Setting up Socket.io in Node.js

·       Broadcasting events

·       Building a basic chat application

Module 12: Build Tools & Deployment (4 hours)

·       Using tools like pm2 for production

·       Caching with Redis (optional)

·       Deployment on:

o   Heroku

o   AWS EC2 (basic)

o   Docker basics with Node.js app

·       CI/CD pipeline overview (GitHub Actions or Jenkins)

Module 13: Capstone Project (5 hours)

·       Choose from one of the following:

o   RESTful API for a blog/e-commerce platform

o   Real-time chat app

o   Task management system

·       From design to deployment